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February 14, 2005

Final Fashion Week Blackberry Report (NYC)

Jeremy Scott fall '05 Leave it to Jeremy Scott. Many finished off their fashion week with his show and not J. Lo’s (which was also Friday night), forgoing the inevitable chaos at Mrs. Anthony’s presentation. And Scott gave fashion hounds just what they came for, keeping all the theatrics on the runway. He might just be the only designer who could even conceive of combining football-jersey chic (hints of which we saw at his spring ’05 show) with Japanese kabuki, samurai, revolvers and butterflies. Go figure. But the clothes will sure look fabulous on the Harajuku District kids in Tokyo. Maybe we’ll even see Scott’s muse, Paris Hilton, in one of the butterfly gowns ...

February 14, 2005 at 12:05 AM in FASHION WEEK: NEW YORK | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 11, 2005

Fashion Week Blackberry Report, Part III (NYC)

Peter Som's velvet tux jacket and knickersIt was the second to last day of fashion week and the wear was definitely showing. Thankfully for the cognoscenti, Peter Som’s show was relatively calm. His take on some of the coming season’s biggest trends -- loads of velvet, poufed sleeves, schoolgirl-y chic -- were some of the most refined and wearable yet. Standouts include a fierce charcoal bomber jacket with fox collar (sure to have a waiting list) and a short, robe-like red velvet dress that had a slight ’20s feel. And should Marc Jacobs’ Wednesday Addams muse need a dinner date, one of Som’s riskier looks was an Edwardian-style black velvet tuxedo jacket with frilly white blouse over knickers, perfect for the Eddie Munster in all of us. Stay tuned for more ...

February 11, 2005 at 12:05 AM in FASHION WEEK: NEW YORK | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 10, 2005

Fashion Week Blackberry Report, Part II (NYC)

Roland Mouret fall '05“Obviously, these are clothes for supermodels and actresses only,” bemoaned one not-exactly-supermodel-sized fashionista at Roland Mouret's stunning show in lower Manhattan. Indeed, Mouret's pencil-thin skirts and dresses cut an unforgiving silhouette for those not permanently attached to their treadmills. But the show was a standout of femme fatale chic, of skintight, knee-length skirts, high-waisted pants and corsetted waists inspired, Mouret says, by “power and sensuality and '40s France.” The designer, who made a red carpet statement with Scarlett Johannsen's dress for the Golden Globes, was a statement-maker again this week. Stay tuned for more ...

February 10, 2005 at 12:05 AM in FASHION WEEK: NEW YORK | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 09, 2005

Fashion Week Blackberry Report, Part I (NYC)

Marc Jacobs fall '05The crowd at Marc Jacobs’ show Monday night was hardly crazy in love with Beyonce and Jay Z, who were to blame for the show starting an hour and a half late. When the couple finally showed up, boos and catcalls were heard throughout the venue, causing even Vogue’s Hamish Bowles to wince. The models sashayed to the Smashing Pumpkins’ "Tonight," a perfect accompaniment for the romantic goth, mostly charcoal and black clothes. Unfortunately for the hip-hoppin’ late-comers, the heavy-wool, tulip-shaped skirts and drapey, full satin gowns Jacobs sent down the runway are much more fit for Wednesday Addams than Ms. Bootylicious. Stay tuned for more ...

February 9, 2005 at 12:05 AM in FASHION WEEK: NEW YORK | Permalink | Comments (5)